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Boris Johnson loses Parliamentary majority, faces Brexit showdown
Britain's Parliament returns from its summer recess and is facing a titanic showdown over Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plans to leave the European Union. Here's what we know:
● Johnson has lost his majority in Parliament, with the defection of Conservative Phillip Lee to the Liberal Democrats.
● The opposition, including members of Johnson's party, is seeking to pass legislation to delay Brexit.
● Johnson has said that if his foes succeed he will call early elections.
List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom by length of tenure
#54: George Canning, 119 days (1827)
#55: Boris Johnson, 40 days (Incumbent) (2019)
See also: Brexit: Tory MP defects ahead of crucial no-deal vote
How Brexit Blew Up Britain's Constitution
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday September 04 2019, @02:09PM (2 children)
A differenter option:
America could petition to become a Russian possession, and the UI could petition to become a Chinese possession.
The thing about landline phones is that they never get lost. No air tag necessary.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 04 2019, @03:35PM
America already voted to trade antifa members fighting for communism for hong kong protestors fighting against communism.
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Thursday September 05 2019, @02:27AM
Why would a country with 350 million people with a GDP of $19.4 trillion petition to take orders from a failed state of 120 million with a GDP of $1.5 trillion and whose men drop dead at an avg 66 years old? That's just goofy.
As for the UI becoming a Chinese possession, well, that only happens when you click on the flashing neon yellow malware ad for hot Hong Kong babez on Pornhub.com. Or...so a friend told me once.
Washington DC delenda est.